Saturday, July 24, 2010

New favourites!

Hello again! Here are are my 2 new favourite brooches that I created this morning. The skull on the left was inspired by the Latin American festival called "Dia de los muertos" or Day of the dead.
"The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 2 in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day (November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Due to occurring shortly after Halloween, the Day of the Dead is sometimes thought to be a similar holiday, although the two actually have little in common. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration, where partying is common."
(Extract from Wikipedia)


The other brooch is, of course, the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. My mum sent me some pocket watch buttons and I wanted to use them in a fun way. That's when I thought to do this little guy! 


Hope you like them as much as I do! :D Have a great weekend too!

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